Paralegal

We are looking for a paralegal to join our legal department to provide a variety of support on both transactional and litigation matters, with a focus on contract management, legal research, and document review. This position will be exposed to different areas of law and will get hands-on experience on a variety of legal issues, both domestic and international.

Job responsibilities include:

• Prepare, draft, review, and negotiate strategic business agreements including, but not limited to, service contracts, NDAs, contract amendments, and office contracts under guidance of attorneys.
• Conduct legal research on a variety of areas including, but not limited to, corporations, contract terms, employment law, data privacy, and international business law.
• Summarize factual and legal issues.
• Administer and manage contract documentation and work with business departments to improve the contract review process.
• Coordinate company response and file company/department surveys.
• Organize, maintain, and assist with modifications to legal templates, union contracts and company policies.
• Organize and archive documents related to completed and ongoing cases.
• Track, coordinate, and provide timely updates on department budget, achievement of KPI’s, and legal schedules and department activities.
• Draft, review, and edit reports, memoranda, and court documents.
• Contact individuals or groups involved in legal processes to provide information and clarify issues.
• Support attorneys with general administrative matters.
• Perform duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (BA) Required
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience as a paralegal in an in-house legal department, government, or law firm. Prior experience with general contract administration and drafting, corporate maintenance, and transactions preferred.
• Ability to independently and thoroughly research, analyze, organize, and summarize issues.
• Experience with using legal databases, e.g. Westlaw.
• Project management skills with strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with all levels of personnel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills that include MS Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat.